How To Install pg-cloudconfig on Debian 10

Learn how to install pg-cloudconfig on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pg-cloudconfig is Set optimized defaults for PostgreSQL in virtual environments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pg-cloudconfig on Debian 10.

What is pg-cloudconfig

pg-cloudconfig is:

Tool to set optimized defaults for PostgreSQL in virtual environments. (changes settings without asking for confirmation). This is used to change the static defaults of PostgreSQL with potential more useful alternatives calculated based on available resources or previous settings.

There are three methods to install pg-cloudconfig on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pg-cloudconfig Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pg-cloudconfig using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pg-cloudconfig

Install pg-cloudconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pg-cloudconfig using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pg-cloudconfig

Install pg-cloudconfig Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pg-cloudconfig using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pg-cloudconfig

How To Uninstall pg-cloudconfig on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pg-cloudconfig package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pg-cloudconfig

Uninstall pg-cloudconfig And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pg-cloudconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pg-cloudconfig

Remove pg-cloudconfig Configurations and Data

To remove pg-cloudconfig configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pg-cloudconfig

Remove pg-cloudconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pg-cloudconfig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pg-cloudconfig

Dependencies

pg-cloudconfig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pg-cloudconfig package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.